7 days and 6 nights
Moscow: Board the ship in the morning. The ship departs at 12:30 p.m.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner
PLEASE NOTE: The program of this cruise doesn't include any sightseeing in Moscow. We will be glad to help you arrange a pre-cruise program in Moscow (hotel, excursions, transfers), just ask your reservation specialist.
Uglich: Welcome to the fascinating and ancient city of Uglich, part of the Golden Ringof cities surrounding Moscow. You will also visit the modern, interactive Museum of Hydropower, one of the five best regional museums in Russia.
Myshkin: After lunch, we will visit Myshkin, a typical old Russian town almost unchanged since the beginning of the 20th century. A brave mouse is a symbol of the town and actually gave the name of this place - myshka in Russian means mouse.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Kuzino: Today, we visit the Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake. Founded in the 14th century, the monastery has preserved its magnificent architecture and enchants visitors with its wonderful collection of Russian Orthodox icons and majestic churches.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Kizhi Island: Explore the island of Kizhi and its an open air museum with a precious collection of wooden churches and chapels. Walking on the island, you can see peasant houses, bell towers, windmills and more which were all collected from different parts of the Russian North. Among them is the pearl of the collection — the 22-dome Transfiguration Cathedral (1714), that was built without a single nail. The museum’s collection is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Mandrogui: Accompanied by a folk ensemble you will have “shashlik” (traditional Russia barbecue). Then you will take a walk around this amazing village inhabited by talented craftsmen; watch the artisans carving wood and making “matryoshkas” (Russian nesting dolls), view the Russian izba - traditional Russian houses. The village illustrates the traditions and lifestyle of Russia’s past.
Meals included: Breakfast, BBQ outdoors, Dinner
IMPORTANT! In 2021, the Mandrogui visit will be substituted with Svirstroy, see program below.
Lodeynoye pole and Svirstroy: Enjoy a bus tour to the Alexander-Svirsky Monastery founded in 1487. Svirstroy boasts one of the few preserved three-tented belfries and medieval clock towers in Russia. The stop in Lodeynoye pole is only for cruises going from Saint Petersburg to Moscow.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Valaam: Today, we will head to the main island of a unique archipelago in the northern part of Lake Ladoga, where ships with foreign guests rarely visit. Your time on Valaam will be a truly unforgettable experience. You will make the trip on a small boat that heads along the coast of the island and visit the impressive island monastery, which is a most important center of Russian Orthodoxy.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
St. Petersburg: The ship arrives in St. Petersburg in the morning and your cruise ends here. We are sure that you will have memories to last a lifetime.
Meals included: Breakfast
PLEASE NOTE: The cruise program doesn't include any sightseeing in St. Petersburg. We will be glad to help you arrange a post-cruise program in St. Petersburg (hotel, excursions, transfers), just ask your reservation specialist.
Prices are per person.
Two-room suite is only available on MS Moonlight Sonata.
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Please be informed that all pre/post cruise services (additional arr/dep transfers, hotel accommodations, additional excursions, etc.) can also arranged by us.
BOOKING AND CANCELLATION POLICY IN 2021
Conditions of payment: To book your cruise a 40% deposit is required in advance. The trip must be fully paid 75 days before departure.
Cancellation terms:
75 or more days before departure - a fee equal to 25% of the entire package will be charged.
65-74 days before departure - a fee equal to 30% of the entire package will be charged.
40-64 days before departure - a fee equal to 60% of the entire package will be charged.
35-39 days before departure - a fee equal to 75% of the entire package will be charged.
34 days or less before departure or in the event of a no-show - a fee equal to 100% of the package will be charged.
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